Researchers have found that coffee may actually have many health benefits. Analysis by scientists found that people who drank four or more cups of coffee every day actually decreased their likelihood of oral cancer. The caffeinated beverage has other health benefits too.
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On May 13, 2009 the trustees of Medicare and Social Security released a report detailing the impending insolvency of our nation’s two biggest entitlement programs: Medicare in 2017 and Social Security in 2037. Projections have pushed these bankruptcy dates up from the previous report’s estimates of 2019 for Medicare and 2041 for Social Security....
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently announced that Americans spent $33.9 billion on complementary and alternative medicines in 2007. These results come from a study which surveyed more than 70,000 across America and inquired into 36 forms of alternative medicine. These findings suggest that Americans spend more than 10% of their out-of-pocket health...
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The American Medical Association let Congress know on Wednesday that it opposes creation of a government-sponsored insurance plan that is strongly supported by President Obama and many other democrats. The association, which is made up of both doctors and employers, opposes the government-backed plan that would compete with private insurers because a public plan...
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Two Miami doctors and their assistants were convicted on Tuesday for plotting to submit millions of dollars in bogus bills to Medicare. On top of that, they manipulated blood samples, falsified medical records, and wrote prescriptions for HIV patients who didn’t need their obsolete drugs. The two doctors, Keith Russell and David Rothman, and...
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Medicare is a federally funded health insurance plan that is available for those who are 65 or older and Medicare eligible. Original Medicare coverage is divided into two parts. Part A is hospital insurance and for those who are eligible and covered by Social Security can enroll without a charge. However if you are...
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According to an article in The Nation, we need the right health care reform for our nation to recover economically so it can prosper. The establishment of a national single-payer style healthcare reform system that expands the existing Medicare system to cover all Americans is said to be the “right reform.” The National Nurses...
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Medicare, like standard health insurance can be very confusing, especially if you don’t know what half the words mean. Part A: Hospital insurance- helps pay for hospice care, inpatient hospital care, and skilled nursing facility care. Individuals are entitled to Part A if they contributed payroll taxes for 10 years or more while they...
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Even though the annual Medicare enrollment period ended on December 31st, some Medicare Advantage beneficiaries may still be able to switch their coverage during the current enrollment period which extends until March 31st. Under certain circumstances, beneficiaries can change their plan by March 31 if they do not think the plan they chose fits...
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Aetna Medicare and Costco have teamed up to offer a Medicare prescription drug plan, Aetna Medicare Rx- Costco Plus plan. Not only does this give Medicare members access to one of Costco’s hundreds of U.S. pharmacies, but also to more than 59,000 Aetna network pharmacies nationwide. As of right now, The Aetna Medicare Rx-...
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